411: How To Create More Mental Space In Motherhood

Published: Feb. 3, 2020, 8 a.m.

No one told me\u2026\nI had no idea how much mental space motherhood would require.\xa0I didn\u2019t know that my brain would learn to run endless concurrent lists of tasks and to dos and important data, all day, everyday.\xa0\nThere have been days that I thought my brain would explode from all the keeping track of things.\xa0All the remembering of things.\xa0All the planning of things.\xa0All the noting and filing away of things.\xa0\nIt never ends.\nIt\u2019s exhausting.\nBut there are ways to better manage it.\xa0There are ways to protect your mental space - especially from the invasion of details, content, and drama that you don\u2019t need, that sucks your precious mental space and mental energy when you let them in.\nListen in to learn 6 ways to create more (super precious) mental space in motherhood.\xa0\nLinks mentioned:\n\nJoin us at Shameless Mom Con 2020\n\nSMA Ep 305: Managing the Mental Load of Motherhood\n\n\nApps: Calm App, Headspace app\n\nMuse headband: Choose Muse\n\n\nPodcast: Women's Meditation Network\n\n\nThank you to our sponsors:\n\n\nTalkspace: To match with your perfect therapist for a fraction of the price of traditional therapy, go to https://www.talkspace.com/, Make sure to use the code SHAMELESS to get $100 off your first month and show your support for the show.\n\n\nThird Love: To find the perfect fitting bra and get 15% off your first purchase got to www.thirdlove.com/shameless\n\n\n\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices